Bootjack



C. KOSCH July 1, 1930.

BOOTJACK Filed May 4, 1929 r. 0 t n e W I fifi iorney Patented July 1, 1930 1 UNITED STATES" CHARLES KOSGH, or LYNZBROOK, NEW YORK IBOOTJ'ACK Application filed May 4,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in boot jacks, and aims to provide a simple and inexpensive device constructed for association with an ordinary chair, whereby to facilitate the removal of boots.

An important object of this invention is to provide a device of this character that may be manufactured and marketed at low cost,

and that may be rigidly secured with any conventional type of chair, and that is so constructed as to facilitate the ready removal of boots, and this without regard to the tightnessof the fit thereof upon the foot;

5 In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the two rear legs of any conventional chair as with which my improved boot jack is shown as associated, the jack being disclosed mainly in top plan view, and partially in cross section.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation as of a chair leg, between two adjacent ones of which my improved boot jack is arranged, the said ack being illustrated in edge elevation. I

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse section so through the heel engaging portion of the boot jack, and taken substantially upon the line 33 of; Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a side'elevation of a conventional chair equipped with my improvedboot jack, this view illustrating the manner of use of the device.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, my novel boot jack consists'of a bar 5 of suitable metal constructed atits,

has been applied to the chair legs, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

Furthermore, one leg of each bracket 6 is 1929. Serial as. 360,493. I,

equipped with a thumb screw 8, whereby" the bracket may be rigidly secured to-the respective chair legs to prevent' noveme'nt of "theba'r with respectthereto. 1 'Intermediateits ends, said bar'5 is' formed with an'outwar'dly extendingrelatively U- shaped'heel receivingmember' 9, the inner surface "of which is provided 'witha :heel

gripping edge--11,so 'as to prevent the heel of the'boot from slipping upwardly'thr'ough Q l l the member when the leg is drawn upwardly in the act of removing "the boot from'the foot, as generally suggested in Figure 4.

Rigidly secured to the bar 5 and in alinement with the heel receiving member 9 isjan inwardly extending somewhat elongated and U-shaped boot sole supportingmember 10, upon which the sole of the boot is adapted to be placed after the heel thereof has been I arranged through the heel member 9, also as illustratd in Figure 4. y

The brackets 6-6 are slightly out of parallel alinementwith the longitudinal axis ,of the heel and sole members 9 and 10, so that when the boot jack is associated with the chair, as illustrated in Figure 4, said sole and heel member will be on a slight inclination to properly support the foot.

In view of the foregoing description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided a novel, simple, inexpensive and useful boot jack, that is well adapted for all of the purposesheretofore designated,

and even though I have herein-shown and described theinvention as consisting of certain detailed structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be made therein, without afiecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention," what I claim'as'new', and desire to secure by Let ters-Patent, is: '7 I w 1. In a boot jack of the character described, a bar member having means at its opposite ends to facilitate its rigid association withfa pair of adjacent legs of a chair, table or 'the' like, a relatively U-shaped heel receiving member formed intermediate the ends of the bar, and a boot sole supporting member riga idl associated with the bar member in longitu' inal alinement with the heel receiving member. 1 i 1 y L r r 2; In a boot jack ofthe character described,

'a bar member, chair leg engaging brackets iassociated with the opposite ends ofthe bar,

means carried by-said brackets to facilitate f.

1 their ,r'igid engagement with the chair legs,

a :heel receiving memb'efformed intermedi .10 h 'e ds iofthe bar membe yaild a-bdot I sole supportingmemberfrigidly associated with the hart-member in1ongitudina1'a1inemerit with the-heel' 'eceiving member.

' 3. -In a boot jack of the charactendescribed,

a bar member, chair leg engaging brackets associated withthejo pposite ends ofthefbar, j 1 a means carriedbyjsaid brackets to facilitate their rigid enga'gement with the chair legs,

; a .heel receiving member formedinteimedisQ1e supp()rtii1g member rigidly associated with the 'bar'mmriberin longitudinal ali'nementawit hj the -heel receivingfmember, the

' inner surfaceyof said heeirece'iving member being be velledf at its t p side to provide a :1 h l r p ngedge I ntestimqny whereofl aflix my signature 

